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Head coach Steve Kerr’s guess was as good as anybody’s on Monday night.
The Golden State Warriors, already hanging on for dear life this season, most likely lost another player for the year in last night’s emotional overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
With a little over 90 seconds remaining in OT, guard Moses Moody released down the other end of the court and got ready to score an easy-peasy layup with no defender in front of him. What he instead experienced is a career-altering knee injury that looked gruesome immediately.
Moody, 23, has gotten more shine this season with the numerous injuries Golden State has battled. He had, for the most part, been taking advantage of the opportunity. Before going down last night, Moody had poured in 23 points while connecting on four 3-pointers.
While there is no official announcement on the severity of Moody’s injury and how long it’ll keep him sidelined, it appears the rising star guard’s season is over and a long rehab awaits.
Steve Kerr Shares Chilling Comments on Mavs Players’ Reaction
Having been around the Association for decades, Kerr has likely seen more nauseating injuries than he can count on his two hands. But anytime it happens again, it is as shocking and difficult to watch as anything.
Although the Warriors came out of Dallas victorious, the discourse after the game had little to do with how the win could help Golden State gather some momentum as it awaits the highly-anticipated return of superstar point guard Stephen Curry. Instead, everyone wanted to learn more about Moody’s injuries.
After the game, Kerr opened up on theimmediate reactions he witnessed on the floor when Moody went down.
“I saw the looks on the Mavericks’ faces,” Kerrsaid. “Everybody on the floor was just horrified. Players care about players. They know how fragile this business is and how short their careers are, and how injuries can happen and can be catastrophic. We don’t know what it is yet. We’re just hoping for the best.”
In a moment so sensitive, every player in the arena pauses and lets that thought creep into the back of their heads. “That could’ve been me.”
It is a point where competition no longer matters and all everyone cares about is the unfortunate injury their two eyes just saw.
This one likely hits harder for Warriors fans when you consider the context of this season. The 2025-26 campaign has been a wild, emotional ride that continues. Seeing a key contributor go down in the fashion he did has at least temporarily stripped any of the small hope that was building.
When Will We Learn an Update on Moody?
Waiting on more news about Moody’s injury means this forgettable year will continue for at least a little while longer.
Kerr appeared dejected in the postgame presser, indicating what many fear to be true about Moody’s injury. Nothing has been announced yet, but based on what we’ve seen with similar injuries in the past, it would be next to a miracle if Moody was ready to play to start the 2026-27 season, much less any time before that.
While you hate to see an injury, the only positive is that Moody is a young and developing player. He should get an opportunity to bounce right back and play out a long and hopefully healthy career, but the road back on the court will perhaps be a long and trying one.
In the meantime, the Warriors will have to try and make it work without yet another key rotational piece.
Last night’s victory pushed Golden State to just its 34th win of the season and keeps it hanging onto the final play-in seed. But without Moody, in addition to all the other injuries, the team’s uphill battle just got more brutal.